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Greetings and Happy Friday!
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                     August 3, 2007
  • Our Magic of Mobility event total has climbed to over 21,000 wheelchairs.
  • There are 9,350 wheelchairs are en route to eleven countries.
  • DID YOU KNOW? In 2004 Free Wheelchair Mission had just three full-time employees - we now have thirteen. But more impressive are the many volunteers we have in Orange County, Midland, Mercer Island, Boston, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Boise, Park City, Chicago, Wheeling, Ashtabula, Naperville, Kansas City, Garden City and Wichita.  And there are over 2000 volunteers in developing countries that work so hard to distribute our wheelchairs.  We are so blessed!
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This story comes from the China Disabled Peoples Federation (CDPF).  They are one of our partners in China.  They coordinate the distribution of our wheelchairs with the Christian Church of China (CCC).  Zhao really did mean to use the word “walk”!

ZhoaMy name is Zhao and I am 35 years old. I am a villager in Datong City, Shanxi Province. I lost my legs in an accident 15 years ago. Since then, I have been unable to walk or stand, so the only way for me to move about was to ask my parents to carry me in and out on their backs. For 15 years now I have been dreaming of walking out of my house on my own and enjoying life as every one else does. 

Now my dream has come true!

I am excited that I have regained my “legs”.  I received a free wheelchair donated by you, Free Wheelchair Mission. From now on, I can walk about in my new wheelchair, and I can walk out to communicate with others. I feel like I am a member of society again. I will never be isolated from the outside world. I will never be lonely again. Never!

I am so grateful to you, to the CDPF and to the local Disabled Peoples Federation of Shanxi and Datong City.

 
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